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Risk of glycemic disorder in elderly women adjusted by anthropometric parameters and cytokine genotypes.
Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) - 1 Jan 2000
Ferreira Aparecido Pimentel, Ferreira Cristiane Batisti, Souza Vinícius Carolino, Furioso Audrey Cecília Tonet, Toledo Juliana Oliveira, Moraes Clayton Franco, Córdova Cláudio, Nóbrega Otávio Tolêdo
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The objective of the present study was to examine the association of glucose intolerance and type-2 diabetes mellitus with the -174 G > C and -308 G > A allelic variations of IL-6 and TNF-α, respectively, through anthropometric measurements and age strata. METHODS: This is a cross-sectional study using data from 285 community dwelling elderly women who underwent physical, biochemical, and genetic...
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